Ah. If that much upset Rena, it was best Molly keep the rest of her life to herself. Well, at least now she knew. She put on the cheerful façade she wore for the patrons. Keeping her voice low out of respect for Rena, she answered, “Of course. And you can wear whatever you like, really. A skirt is fine so long as it’s not heavy.” And as long as she didn’t mind not being able to actually swim. But whatever put the woman at ease.
Molly folded up her letter and replaced it back in her pocket. There was nothing explicit there, but anyone who was even half-paying attention would learn more than she wanted them to. Molly nodded. “Another time would be better. It’s getting late anyway. I should probably clear all this up and work on it when it’s light.” She started to bundle the papers back up with a navy-neat efficiency.